万花筒 2011-11-18&11-20 英女王奥运期间将出租皇宫
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：万花筒2011年
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These are tough times. But we were surprised to learn today that the Queen of England has decided 1 to join other London homeowners and rent out rooms during the Olympics next summer. So would you like to rent maybe with the refrigerator, at say, St. James Palace? ABC's Nick Watson is in London.
This is the oldest palace in this antique city and we were given an exclusive tour.
--When you see all this gold, it is gold.
Built nearly 500 years ago by a besotted king for his lovely queen before he chopped her head off or a lighter 2 note, Kate and William announced their engagement here. But this is the tale of lifestyles of the rich end- frugal 3.
The queen is very frugal and there is a sort of ness of bill charge that she walks around the palace at certain time to switch off lights.
Her utility builds budget two million bucks 4. She's already ditch the royal yacht and the royal train but they still need cash to repair their crumbling 5 grandeur 6.
Buckingham Palace is falling to pieces. So the queen's throwing open the doors of St. James's Palace to corporate 7 smoothers for a rumored 8 50,000 dollars a day.
--Only one who has been able has passed through the rooms.
The closest Olympic venue 9 is beach volleyball around the corner. I am not kidding.
But there is a line the queen went cross, she won't take lodgers 10 at Buckingham Palace.
You are not gonna see any playing guests moving into Buckingham Palace at all, no matter how much money they have got.
Thank goodness, a wafe,the royal mystic remains 11.
Nick Watson, ABC News, London.
1 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 lighter
n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级
- The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
- The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。
3 frugal
adj.节俭的，节约的，少量的，微量的
- He was a VIP,but he had a frugal life.他是位要人，但生活俭朴。
- The old woman is frugal to the extreme.那老妇人节约到了极点。
4 bucks
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃
- They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
- They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 crumbling
adj.摇摇欲坠的
- an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子
- The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 这条船停泊在一个摇摇欲坠的石灰岩码头边。
6 grandeur
n.伟大，崇高，宏伟，庄严，豪华
- The grandeur of the Great Wall is unmatched.长城的壮观是独一无二的。
- These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。
7 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
- This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
- His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
8 rumored
adj.传说的，谣传的v.传闻( rumor的过去式和过去分词 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷
- It is rumored that he cheats on his wife. 据传他对他老婆不忠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It was rumored that the white officer had been a Swede. 传说那个白人军官是个瑞典人。 来自辞典例句
9 venue
n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点
- The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
- The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。